On the local GAA scene, round two of the Ladies club championship gets underway this evening.
SOCCER
Liverpool are four points behind Manchester City after two games of the Premier League season.
The Reds were held to a 1-1 draw by Crystal Palace at Anfield last night.
Darwin Nunez was sent off for a headbutt on Joachim Andersen, as Luis Diaz salvaged a point for Liverpool following Wilfried Zaha's opener.
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Cork City hold a 4 point lead at the top of the League of Ireland First Division following a scoreless draw with Waterford.
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Rangers face PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League play off round tonight.
Kick off at Ibrox is at 8.
GAELIC GAMES
Kieran McGeeney has been ratified for another season in charge of the Armagh senior footballers.
The former All Ireland winning captain guided the Orchard county to the quarter finals of the Championship this season, where they lost to Galway.
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On the local GAA scene, round two of the Ladies club championship gets underway.
The fixtures are as follows with the first named team at home.
SENIOR
Moorefield v Maynooth 16th August at 7.45
Confey v Kilcock 16th August at 7.45
St Laurence’s v Eadestown 16th August at 8pm
Sarsfields v Leixlip 16th August at 7.45
INTERMEDIATE
Carbury v Kilcullen 16th August at 7.45
Suncroft v Kill 16th August at 7.30
Naas v Balyna 16th August at 7.45
JUNIOR A
Raheens v Rheban 16th August at 7.30
Na Fianna v Celbridge 16th August at 8pm
Rathangan v Ballykelly 16th August at 7.45
JUNIOR B
Athy v Round Towers 16th August at 7.45
Sallins v Milltown 16th August at 7.30
Castlemitchell v Ballymore Eustace 16th August at 7.30
JUNIOR C
Maynooth (2) v Rathcoffey 16th August at 7.45
Ellistown v Athgarvan 16th August at 8pm
Castlemitchell(2) v Sarsfields(2) 17th August at 7.30
Leixlip (2 v Sallins(2) 16th August at 7.30
Naas(2) v Raheens(2) 16th August at 7.30
Eadestown(2) v St Laurence’s(2) 16th August at 7.30
ATHLETICS
Israel Olatunde won his heat in a time of 10 point one nine seconds and is in the semi finals of the 100 metres at the European Athletics Championships in Munich this evening.
Brendan Boyce is in the top 20 in the early stages of the 35 kilometre walk.
Ciara Mageean and Sarah Healy are involved in semi final action in the 1500 metres.
Chris O'Donnell competes in a 400 metres heat, and Rhasidat Adeleke is also in the heats of the 400 metres.
Darragh McElhinney and Brian Fay are in the final of the men's 5000-metres.
SWIMMING
After her seventh place finish in the 200-metre breaststroke yesterday, Mona McSharry is back in the pool this morning at the European Championships in Rome.
She's in heat 3 of the 50-metre breaststroke, along with Niamh Coyne.
Before that, Shane Ryan and Max McCusker are in heat 1 and heat 5 respectively in the men's 50-metre freestyle.
Eoin Corby and Liam Custer compete in the 200-metre individual medley.